Charles Brackett
Charles Brackett (born November 26, 1892 in Saratoga Springs , New York , † March 9, 1969 in Los Angeles , California ) was an American screenwriter .
Life
Brackett began his writing career as a theater critic. In 1925 he replaced Herman Mankiewicz as a theater critic for The New Yorker magazine , who, like him, went to Hollywood in 1929 as a screenwriter. Brackett had his greatest success as co-writer with Billy Wilder , with whom he worked on 13 films since the 1930s .
Charles Brackett was nominated eight times for an Oscar and received the trophy three times. First in 1946 for The Lost Weekend , then in 1951 for Twilight Boulevard and 1954 for The Sinking of the Titanic . He also received an honorary Oscar in 1958 .
Filmography (selection)
- 1936: The Jungle Princess ( The Jungle Princess )
- 1938: Bluebeard's Eighth Wife ( Bluebeard's Eighth Wife ) - Director: Ernst Lubitsch
- 1938: That Certain Age - Director: Edward Ludwig
- 1939: Unveiling at midnight ( Midnight ) - Director: Mitchell Leisen
- 1939: Ninotschka ( Ninotchka ) - Director: Ernst Lubitsch
- 1940: Arise, My Love - Director: Mitchell Leisen
- 1941: The Golden Gate ( Hold Back the Dawn ) - Director: Mitchell Leisen
- 1941: The Strange Taming of the Gangster Bride Sugarpuss ( Ball of Fire ) - Directed by Howard Hawks
- 1942: The Major and the Minor ( The Major and the Minor ) - Director: Billy Wilder
- 1943: Five Graves to Cairo ( Five Graves to Cairo ) - Director: Billy Wilder
- 1944: The mysterious guest (The Uninvited) (as a producer) - Director: Lewis Allen
- 1945: The Lost Weekend (The Lost Weekend)
- 1946: Mutterherz (To Each His Own)
- 1947: Every Woman Needs an Angel (The Bishop's Wife)
- 1948: I kiss your hand, Madame (The Emperor Waltz)
- 1948: A Foreign Affair (A Foreign Affair)
- 1950: Twilight Boulevard ( Sunset Blvd. ) - Director: Billy Wilder
- 1951: SOS - Two Mothers -in-Law (The Mating Season)
- 1953: Niagara - Director: Henry Hathaway
- 1953: The sinking of the Titanic ( Titanic ) - Director: Jean Negulesco
- 1954: The Garden of Evil ( Garden of Evil ) - Director: Henry Hathaway
- 1955: The Virgin Queen ( The Virgin Queen ) - Director: Henry Koster
- 1956: Between Heaven and Hell ( D-Day the Sixth of June ) - Director: Henry Koster
- 1959: Journey to the Center of the Earth ( Journey to the Center of the Earth ) - Director: Henry Levin
Web links
- Charles Brackett in the Internet Movie Database (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Brackett, Charles |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American screenwriter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 26, 1892 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Saratoga Springs , New York |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 9, 1969 |
| Place of death | Los Angeles , California |